Eye Styes (Sties)

Prevention and Treatment of Eye Styes

An eye stye (or stie) is simply an infection or inflammation of one of the oil or sebaceous glands that lies along the edge of the eyelid. Eye styes (sties) appear as painful red lumps and then develop heads of whitish pus. They are not contagious and cannot be passed from person to person.

See information on nutritional recommendations: MSM Eyedrops and certain herbs and nutrients such as Burdock, Forsythia, Goldenseal and Echinacea may help heal Styes.
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Symptoms

Looks like a pimple along the edge or in the corner of the eye

Nutritional Supplements for Eye Styes

These are the most important supplements and recommendations for eye styes (eye sties).

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Essential: EyeEase Formula - Based on Chinese herbal principles, this formula helps ease and manage symptoms related to conjunctivitis & sties.

Very Important: Stye Care Kit (STYEKIT) - Stye Care Kit (STYEKIT)

Helpful: MSM Eyedrops 1 oz (30ml) - MSM softens eye tissues, equalizes pressure, repairs damaged membranes, and helps tissues be able to absorb nutrients for better vision.

Conventional Treatment

Styes are usually treated with plain hot compresses, although you could also use a boric acid solution. When treatment is begun early - right after a stye is first noticed - it will usually clear up in a couple of days.

Many doctors prescribe antibiotic drops or ointment to control the infection. Sties rarely require excision, and under no circumstances should a stye be squeezed. The eyelid is the thinnest skin on the body and is easily damaged.

Self Help

There is often a relationship between a patient's diet and digestive system and diseases of the eyelid. Poor digestion and improper diet (such as fried foods) can often cause problems such as sties. Reduce your intake of saturated fat and avoid hydrogenated oils and fried foods.

The Vision Diet - recommended in Natural Eye Care: An Encyclopedia on CD. This CD covers 29 major eye conditions including Styes (and Chalazion) with specific nutrient, diet, exercise and juicing instructions by eye condition, plus much more.

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